BENLEE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC404739 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-03

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2024

Net worth

£1.31M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,306,689

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.3m

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£1.2m

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£1.31M	£1.11M
Current assets	£1.23M	£1.02M
Net assets	£1.31M	£1.11M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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GRAY, Alexander appointed
director
2026-02-11
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GRAY, Lynette appointed
director
2026-02-11
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2011-08-03
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Company incorporated
As BENLEE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2011-08-03
➕
GRAY, Alexander appointed
director
2011-08-03
➕
BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-08-03
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-08-03
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2011-08-03
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GRAY, Lynette (same surname) appointed 2026-02-11. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander Gray Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-08-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

73 Union Street

Greenock

Renfrewshire

PA16 8BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-25

Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

GRAY, Alexander→

director · ~46y · appointed 2026-02-11

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Active

GRAY, Alexander→

director · ~69y · appointed 2011-08-03

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Active

GRAY, Lynette→

director · ~45y · appointed 2026-02-11

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-03 · resigned 2011-08-03

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-08-03 · resigned 2011-08-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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